Mana Badges

Express yourself and patch up whānau! Our range of Mana Badges and Waihonga Woven Patches are a simple way to add Mana to any outfit .

We have created the perfect kākahu pieces for you to express yourself and patch up your way. Garments created so you can make each one your own unique style. Our Waihonga Woven Patches are iron on so you can customise your kākahu in no time at all.  Check out our Mana Patch Vest & Mana Patch Jacket

Kia Tika
 - Truth, Ko te tohu o te tika, ko te u ki te kaupapa. A symbol of truth is fixed to the process. 

Kia Pono - True, Mehemea he pono te aroha o te tangata ki tona iwi, ka aroha te iwi ki te tangata. If a man truly loves a his people, his people will love him.

Kia Atawhai - Meek, Kia whakaatu te Atawhai ki o tatou kaumatua,  Show kindness to our elders 

Kia Aroha - Love, Kia aroha tetahi ki tetahi, Love one another. 

He Kākano Ahau - I ruia mai I Rangiatea, And I can never be lost, I am a seed, born of greatness, Descended from a line of chiefs, He Kākano ahau

Tuku Iho - This design speaks to ancestral concepts nourished by Te Ao Māori - the kōrua elements acknowledge both the action of handing down and reaching upward to receive. This being an exchange between knowledge holders and knowledge seekers.

Kūkupa - or Kererū are a large green iridescent green/copper and white bush pigeon native to Aotearoa. This manu is prized for its role as kaitiaki in the dispersal of seeds and so is a symbol of guardianship, abundance and a link to generations past. 
 
1835 - He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (The Declaration of Independance of the United Tribes of New Zealand)

1840 - Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Tino Rāngatiratanga - Absolute Chieftainship 


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